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i did it on the streets o downtown washington, d.c., and thatat helped me to understand where the mamarkets was i would not have done it anywhere ee. >> did you wish you had a business degree? >> t the theology degree is fa more valuable. >> do you pray a lot at the end of the day >> a better understanding of god an people. >> hans hess, always interesting to me people like you. thanks so much for joining us on "whington buness report." coming up, our rndtable. >> welcome back. on number of the week, 2.15, e district of columbia's population growth. putting the distrt in second place nationwide for its growth rate behind only north dakota. the growth continues the trend in recent yeaears, and the mar is welcoming the news saying it is a statement that people are voting with their feet and responding t to improvements in education, infrastructure, and city services. will have our roundtable right after the break. first, the federal hot minute. >> the business of government is going through a dynamic change driven by sequestration and other trends. there is no shortage of articl on research o
i did it on the streets o downtown washington, d.c., and thatat helped me to understand where the mamarkets was i would not have done it anywhere ee. >> did you wish you had a business degree? >> t the theology degree is fa more valuable. >> do you pray a lot at the end of the day >> a better understanding of god an people. >> hans hess, always interesting to me people like you. thanks so much for joining us on "whington buness report." coming up, our...
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washington, d.c., blazed with that idea. the american people in survey after survey, thinking a thoughtful approach to this are the politicians. what do you think about the idea we should pay more attention to mental health in this country? >> are usually supported. onof the things that would be helpful agreeing with mental health is the stigmatizing it. there is so much shame surrounding a mental illness when the fact of the matter is a large portion of our society has diagnostic code. and most of those people are not violent, i just have to say. many people go without any issue. lou: those with a serious mental disorder. >> even if they have a serious mental disorder, most of them are not violent. a fraction of people who will always be violent and we have to look at thatnd address that issue. but mostly people mentally ill are not violent, and it is really important not to confuse mental illness and violence and furthhr stigmatize a group that is already having a hard time acknowledging or scapegoating them. lou: this you
washington, d.c., blazed with that idea. the american people in survey after survey, thinking a thoughtful approach to this are the politicians. what do you think about the idea we should pay more attention to mental health in this country? >> are usually supported. onof the things that would be helpful agreeing with mental health is the stigmatizing it. there is so much shame surrounding a mental illness when the fact of the matter is a large portion of our society has diagnostic code....
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that's about one week of spending in washington, d.c. the problem is we've got 51 weeks of over-spending. we can talk about raising taxes, but we've got to you grow the economy. if you raise taxes on small businesses, you raise taxes on farmers and ranchers in my district, that's going to cripple small businesses. i'm not worried about ge. they've got a seat at the table at the white house. i'm worried about the small guy that's going to get hammered that don't have a lesion of tax attorneys. so i believe we need a fundamental tax reform. i thif the president agrees with that, as well. >> if you're worried about the debt, and i think we have to deal with the debt, according to the congressional budget office, you'd pick up $950 billion over 10 years by just letting the tax cuts for the rich or those making over 250 a year go for 10 years, you have 9$950 billion covered right there. that's a huge step towards the deficit. >> when you have a trillion dollars of excess spending in one year, what are we going to do for the other nine years?
that's about one week of spending in washington, d.c. the problem is we've got 51 weeks of over-spending. we can talk about raising taxes, but we've got to you grow the economy. if you raise taxes on small businesses, you raise taxes on farmers and ranchers in my district, that's going to cripple small businesses. i'm not worried about ge. they've got a seat at the table at the white house. i'm worried about the small guy that's going to get hammered that don't have a lesion of tax attorneys....
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, d.c., maybe foa vote. que will they be able to? >> it is unknown at this point.u this is a big storm and it hasn't even hit. the full impact of the d.c. area, a lot worse before it gets better. when looking at 40, 50 miles per hour in the new york area already seeing ddlays. the runways and taxi rate, we will not see dave and days we have seen in the past winter storms this will delay going on all day.e some of the delays they are experiencing in the northeast from chicago, dallas and the brunt of the storm really hasn't hit the northeast yet. eric: results can be across the entire united states, right? f >> will hit in the evening rush in new york and continue on for the evening.ed already hundreds of flights arriving late, thousands that are 45 minutes late and that d more delays an throughout the day. join 1240th flight cancellations so far., that is not even too much in the new york area. it is dallas, chicago, those numbers will i stack up in the northeast and new york this afternoon. the good news is
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we got called into a meeting tonight, in washington, d.c., in fact, i am leaving here to fly to washington right away. the meeting was not supposed to take place until the morning. ordinarily, that means that something is up. you mentioned in the intro to this piece that there is a 3:00 deadline. it may be a testament to the fact that we are up against's deadline. i don't know. i hope we will see something clean and simple in the next 24 to 48 hours. if the president load its up with stim scplus unemployment insurance and delays on the spending cuts, we are going to have a problem. but i am getting more comfortable that we will see something in the next 24 hours. >> eric: we'll see what happens. happy new year, by the way -- if we can have one. nice tie. [chuckles] >> eric, thanks very much. >> economists have warned of a double-dip recession if a deal is not reached. how likely is that to happen? what does that mean for you? we have an economist at the university of maryland and former chief economist with the united states international trade commission here. thank you for joining us. >>
we got called into a meeting tonight, in washington, d.c., in fact, i am leaving here to fly to washington right away. the meeting was not supposed to take place until the morning. ordinarily, that means that something is up. you mentioned in the intro to this piece that there is a 3:00 deadline. it may be a testament to the fact that we are up against's deadline. i don't know. i hope we will see something clean and simple in the next 24 to 48 hours. if the president load its up with stim...
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d.c., correct? >> absolutely. >> what are the chances you see a deal getting done before christmas? >> i remain hopeful. we can lay out that framework and make that happen. >> there have been a few different measures passed over the last few days, over the last four days of voting. there have -- there are several large issues that remain. your conference is working with the white house on the possible reacquisition of the women's act. secretary reid said he would like to reauthorizize fifa. why not keep lawmakers cutting deals on those things and depetting those done while the leaders are -- getting those done while the leaders are working on the fiscal cliff? >> that is part of the plan. >> why did you send them home on thursday? >> they are coming back on monday to be here all week long. i come from eastern washington where the farm bill is very important in getting some kind of an agreement to move something ford on the farm bill. that's important. we have other issues that we could bring up on t
d.c., correct? >> absolutely. >> what are the chances you see a deal getting done before christmas? >> i remain hopeful. we can lay out that framework and make that happen. >> there have been a few different measures passed over the last few days, over the last four days of voting. there have -- there are several large issues that remain. your conference is working with the white house on the possible reacquisition of the women's act. secretary reid said he would like to...
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veterans and their families marked the anniversary of pearl harbor and in washington, d.c. this is 35 minutes. ♪ >> halt! ♪ >> halt! [indiscernible] march! [indiscernible] >> ladies and gentlemen, are invocation will be delivered by julie rowling. -- julie rowan. >> our help is in the name of the lord who made heaven and earth. the souls of the righteous are in the hands of god. though their bodies be destroyed yet their name liveth forever more. let us pray. almighty god, creator and sustainer, we offer to you in thanksgiving and praise, today we remember a time of great tyranny in our world. we remember world war ii. we also remember those who stood before
veterans and their families marked the anniversary of pearl harbor and in washington, d.c. this is 35 minutes. ♪ >> halt! ♪ >> halt! [indiscernible] march! [indiscernible] >> ladies and gentlemen, are invocation will be delivered by julie rowling. -- julie rowan. >> our help is in the name of the lord who made heaven and earth. the souls of the righteous are in the hands of god. though their bodies be destroyed yet their name liveth forever more. let us pray....
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what will it really are take to get work down in washington, d.c. richard wolf, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com. paul barrett, senior writer and author of book "glock." and the book that made head lines across the country. gentlemen, i want to start with you. "the washington post" has reported that the president has put the vice president in charge of putting a stop to violence. yesterday, the president met with biden, along with other cabinet members to discuss this issue, along with arne duncan there, we see kathleen sebelius there, eric holder to formulate a plan. how many opportunity is there for something to get done, with public sentiment the way it is after newtown? >> well there say window, people are obviously outraged at what happened. while there is a political will to do something, they have to move and they have to act. they have to get through the fiscal. there may be talks about sb immigration as well. so it's a bit crowded right after the honeymoon. second-term honeymoons do lot last long. a moment they have to seize
what will it really are take to get work down in washington, d.c. richard wolf, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com. paul barrett, senior writer and author of book "glock." and the book that made head lines across the country. gentlemen, i want to start with you. "the washington post" has reported that the president has put the vice president in charge of putting a stop to violence. yesterday, the president met with biden, along with other cabinet members to...
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are we watching the trenches of this trust just getting deeper in washington, d.c. as negotiations sputter along? and can the two sides actually bridge a compromise on this to show that they can move washington, d.c. forward, or does this type of negotiation just exacerbate the cathasm. >> i think if they sit down, they can reach an agreement but the question is ask john boehner take any agreement to his caucus and be assured that they're going to support it. and the president can't make commits until he has some assurance that whatever speaker boehner negotiates with him is something he can about accomplishing with his caucus. and we don't seem to be there, because, you know, the real issue, i don't think is between john boehner and president obama. i think the real issue is between john boehner and the frag aremented caucus that he's trying to lead. and i feel sorry for john boehner in so many eways. he's literally between a rock and a hard place but he's got to resolve it as representative pelosi said as speaker. he's got a responsibility to provide leadership an
are we watching the trenches of this trust just getting deeper in washington, d.c. as negotiations sputter along? and can the two sides actually bridge a compromise on this to show that they can move washington, d.c. forward, or does this type of negotiation just exacerbate the cathasm. >> i think if they sit down, they can reach an agreement but the question is ask john boehner take any agreement to his caucus and be assured that they're going to support it. and the president can't make...
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come any time. >> i will ask you, are you surprised that you are in washington, d.c. today or you are not in washington, d.c. today and do you have plans on traveling back? >> i'm very surprise and no, i'm not going to come back unless there is a reason to. we have a big basketball here saturday for louisville and kentucky. that's the one consolation for me about the stalemate that i will be able to watch the game here. no, to me it looks like there is no way that there is going to be any deal done. most of the 230 get something done on the republican side. unfortunately i don't think anything can get through the house unless they are able to get a number of votes. we are able to provide them if we do what makes sense. >> in 2008 you voted against the first t.a.r.p. do you see that as something that will be necessary to happen for people to approve a deal or republicans will hold out until january 3rd to not have their fingerprints on any tax increase at all? >> i think the latter is the case. with t.a.r.p., i vote for the second one. we put between the first and the
come any time. >> i will ask you, are you surprised that you are in washington, d.c. today or you are not in washington, d.c. today and do you have plans on traveling back? >> i'm very surprise and no, i'm not going to come back unless there is a reason to. we have a big basketball here saturday for louisville and kentucky. that's the one consolation for me about the stalemate that i will be able to watch the game here. no, to me it looks like there is no way that there is going to...
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one just outside of washington, d.c. in rockville, maryland, and also a large project we're continuing to build on out in silicon valley in san jose. so with more to come after that. so from a development perspective i think we are one of the few retail companies that are building new mixed use product. that is residential or office on top of retail in those locations where the demand is there, where it's necessary to happen. in addition to that we're buying and we'll be announcing shortly another acquisition that should close here in the next few days. so when we find great quality real estate we're willing to put our capital to work. liz: well the stock is up about 16% over the past year. so we see a lot of these companies, i'm up 12%, that's great. you didn't beat the market. you're matching the s&p. you've done extraordinarily well in what could be perceived challenging circumstances but let me throw you the obligatory fiscal cliff question, i know you referenced it. if we don't get a deal, are you worried that worm
one just outside of washington, d.c. in rockville, maryland, and also a large project we're continuing to build on out in silicon valley in san jose. so with more to come after that. so from a development perspective i think we are one of the few retail companies that are building new mixed use product. that is residential or office on top of retail in those locations where the demand is there, where it's necessary to happen. in addition to that we're buying and we'll be announcing shortly...
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this is a privilege to be here and i have never been here to washington, d.c., and it's my birthday. so this is pretty special and privilege to be here with you. merry christmas. ♪ ♪ ♪ be a light in the dark for us all standing tall standing tall angels above protect the great land for us all be a light in the dark standing tall standing tall like the soldier who laid down their life so we all have the freedom we all have the right to believe in this dream for us all standing tall standing tall when we think of the soldier who laid down their life so we all have the freedom we all have the right to believe in this dream for us all standing tall standing tall standing tall ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you so much. merry christmas. [applause] >> wow! that was magnificent. ladies and gentlemen, it's now my privilege to introduce the speaker of the house, john boehner has served the people of the 8th district in ohio and in congress since 1990 and held numerous leadership roles over the years. in january, 2011, he became the 53rd speaker of the house. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable jo
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. >> we've had it in washington, d.c.-- >> cenk: no, we had an assault weapon ban. no, that's not across the country. you give me island of ocean of guns. >> well, it's at safe place per guns. >> cenk: didn't we have less gun violence when we-- >> we have more gun violence. chicago-- >> cenk: we have more gun violence now when it is out of control. >> washington, d.c. the places with the strictest gun control has the highest homicide rates in the country. >> cenk: you keep going back to the island of ocean of guns. you tell me that the problem in chicago is that there weren't enough guns, right for people to protect themselves. hold on, wait a minute. that's exactly what you said. >> i'm not advocating that everybody should have a gun. i'm advocating that people should have one. >> cenk: let me ask the question. but in most of these shootings or in a lot of these shootings it was gang shootings. both sides have guns. why didn't it work? isn't that your ideal dream scenario yes both sides have guns. >> no, gang members--i don't think gang members--they are criminals-
. >> we've had it in washington, d.c.-- >> cenk: no, we had an assault weapon ban. no, that's not across the country. you give me island of ocean of guns. >> well, it's at safe place per guns. >> cenk: didn't we have less gun violence when we-- >> we have more gun violence. chicago-- >> cenk: we have more gun violence now when it is out of control. >> washington, d.c. the places with the strictest gun control has the highest homicide rates in the...
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i want to hear your thoughts, your concerns and i want to be your voice in washington, d.c. i plan to represent 100% of this district and being a passionate voice for everybody. i hope i can sit down with everybody in d.c. and whether republican democrat, tea party or not. i want to hear their point of view. i imagine they'll disagree, but i hope this race in particular my defeat of allen west will send a signal and maybe a warning shot over their bo bow that things are changing. >> jennifer: for those of us who have not been inside the orientation, how did that go? what do they do to orient new members of congress? >> they get all the new freshman members of congress, republican and democrat, and they put us in a lot of sort of halls, a lot of meetings with--you go overrules regulation ethics, and committee assignments that sort of thing what to expect, common mistakes by freshman, loose of this back-office stuff. i wish it was more policy driven but you have to learn the rules first. >> jennifer: you have to know where the bathrooms are before you get start. >> exactly. >>
i want to hear your thoughts, your concerns and i want to be your voice in washington, d.c. i plan to represent 100% of this district and being a passionate voice for everybody. i hope i can sit down with everybody in d.c. and whether republican democrat, tea party or not. i want to hear their point of view. i imagine they'll disagree, but i hope this race in particular my defeat of allen west will send a signal and maybe a warning shot over their bo bow that things are changing. >>...
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but holder brought them back to washington, d.c. to work at a desk instead of the field. >> the were repositioned. whether it's that or something serious like this where people lost their lives, you get shuffled around. but this is indicative of the way e administration oddly has been dealing with the benghazi pricious the start. there is an inabilityo speak the truth. everybody thought what they thought, that he is gone. what he did again is a politil appointment. he basically hand that in, walked across the hall. other three will end up in other jobs. the secretary of state should have stepped down. it's her responsibility. but this story has been about insulating her for the 2016 run. >> eric: we have to leave it ther mike baker, former operative. can't figure out what it takes to fire this. thank you, everybody. see you in a couple minutes on "the five." copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unli
but holder brought them back to washington, d.c. to work at a desk instead of the field. >> the were repositioned. whether it's that or something serious like this where people lost their lives, you get shuffled around. but this is indicative of the way e administration oddly has been dealing with the benghazi pricious the start. there is an inabilityo speak the truth. everybody thought what they thought, that he is gone. what he did again is a politil appointment. he basically hand that...
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they are not in washington, d.c. the house of representatives are not here. they couldn't even get the leadership together yesterday. they had to do it with a teleconference. republican leadership. if we go over the cliff, we'll be left with the knowledge that could have been about a single vote. mr. speaker, prior to this session starting today, the presiding officer and i had a conversation about how things have changed around here. i served in the house of representatives. there's 435 members of the house. what goes on in this country shouldn't be decided by the majority. it should be decided by the whole house of representatives. everyone knows, including the speaker of the house of representatives today, that if they had brought up -- if the senate passed bill that would give release to everyone making less than 250,000, it would pass overwhelmingly. every democrat would vote for it and republicans would vote for it. but the speaker, he says no, we can't do that. it has to be a majority of the majority. so they've done nothing. he even tried to bring up
they are not in washington, d.c. the house of representatives are not here. they couldn't even get the leadership together yesterday. they had to do it with a teleconference. republican leadership. if we go over the cliff, we'll be left with the knowledge that could have been about a single vote. mr. speaker, prior to this session starting today, the presiding officer and i had a conversation about how things have changed around here. i served in the house of representatives. there's 435...
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perception is reality in washington, d.c. and across the land. so if they can give something that looks like, okay, we got a couple things out of this. but that's really not going to be the case when we look at the whole big picture, unless they do that two step, which is get the 98% out of the way and maybe fight over the next eight weeks before the debt ceiling debate. >> well, this is where i think the white house needs to continue to put the pressure on boehner, saying that we're prepared to go over the cliff. keep in mind there's no mortal sin committed here if we do go over the cliff because this is an expiration of bush tax policy passed if 2001 and 2003. the president is willing to accept 98% of bush tax policy just to get a deal, okay. if we go over the cliff, it clears the slate and gives the obama team an opportunity to come back and really focus in on things better for the middle class. boehner knows this. this is why boehner is now coming to the table saying, all right, we can't do the cliff thing, we'll get the political hit for it
perception is reality in washington, d.c. and across the land. so if they can give something that looks like, okay, we got a couple things out of this. but that's really not going to be the case when we look at the whole big picture, unless they do that two step, which is get the 98% out of the way and maybe fight over the next eight weeks before the debt ceiling debate. >> well, this is where i think the white house needs to continue to put the pressure on boehner, saying that we're...
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let's go back down to washington, d.c. and check in with john harwood. again your reporting indicates some sort of slimmed-down offer at this point? >> that's what republican leaders expect the ultimate solution to be and what the president and harry reid may offer today. keep in mind that harry reid on the senate floor today said the house should simply take up the bill the senate passed last year or a few months ago which would extend tax cuts for everybody, all families under $250,000 of income. i think that is quite unlikely because that was essentially a democratic bill. i think you'd have to see that bill tweaked or adjusted to have some spending cuts to turn off the sequester. maybe temporary spending cuts. you'd have to probably deal with unemployment insurance, which was not addressed in that bill, with the estate tax, which was not addressed. and remember the estate tax is about to go up sharply from 35% to 55% if no action is taken. and i would expect the democrats would want to take that, as well. there's some democrats who are very concerned
let's go back down to washington, d.c. and check in with john harwood. again your reporting indicates some sort of slimmed-down offer at this point? >> that's what republican leaders expect the ultimate solution to be and what the president and harry reid may offer today. keep in mind that harry reid on the senate floor today said the house should simply take up the bill the senate passed last year or a few months ago which would extend tax cuts for everybody, all families under $250,000...
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but holder brought them back to washington, d.c. to work at a desk instead of the field. >> they were repositioned. whether it's that or something serious like this where people lost their lives, you get shuffled around. but this is indicative of the way the administration oddly has been dealing with the benghazi pricious the start. there is an inability to speak the truth. everybody thought what they thought, that he is gone. what he did again is a political appointment. he basically handed that in, walked across the hall. other three will end up in other jobs. the secretary of state should have stepped down. it's her responsibility. but this story has been about insulating her for the 2016 run. >> eric: we have to leave it there. mike baker, former operative. can't figure out what it takes to fire this. thank you, everybody. see you in a couple minutes on "the five."
but holder brought them back to washington, d.c. to work at a desk instead of the field. >> they were repositioned. whether it's that or something serious like this where people lost their lives, you get shuffled around. but this is indicative of the way the administration oddly has been dealing with the benghazi pricious the start. there is an inability to speak the truth. everybody thought what they thought, that he is gone. what he did again is a political appointment. he basically...
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what do you hear from sources inside washington, d.c., whether or not reince priebus is the person to head up the rnc or do they need somebody that brings diversity? >> my understanding is priebus is popular so far and has the majority of the folks. priebus starts out with a lead, people like him. the republicans had a black chairman in 2009 and 2010, michael steele, of course who our viewers are familiar with. the thing is he had plenty of ideas diversifying the party and the republicans more broadly ignored him. it's not clear to me if picking j.c. watts matters if they ignore his advice, getting more young and hispanic and black votes and listen, it's not just the party chairman. the party chairman is a weak office in and of itself. the party has to make more strides in a lot of ways on policy, on candidates, on tone, no chairman the candidate like mitt romney giving gifts to people that's a big problem the chairman can't solve. >> you can lead an elephant to water but can't make it drink. we're back more right after this. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain
what do you hear from sources inside washington, d.c., whether or not reince priebus is the person to head up the rnc or do they need somebody that brings diversity? >> my understanding is priebus is popular so far and has the majority of the folks. priebus starts out with a lead, people like him. the republicans had a black chairman in 2009 and 2010, michael steele, of course who our viewers are familiar with. the thing is he had plenty of ideas diversifying the party and the republicans...
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in a response to an offer made by the white house yesterday, we go to rich edson from washington, d.c. with the latest. rich, any response from the white house on this? >> still working on that. aids say in exchhnge of proposals taken place, some movement, but still major differences between the white house and speaker's office. fox news reports the speaker and president just spoke on the phone. white house folks s there's a sign of movement. a senior huse aide says the evite house reduc the and the white house has reduced itsm demand for tax revenue increases from just under to fund the store one-and-a-half to will sort of the latest republican billio offer of $800 billion.e there is anfother offer on the t table from republicans. the details are known.ys the spokesman said the white house got up counter offer tois. solve our looming debt crisis. we are still waiting for the white house to identify what pet spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the balanced approach.use fox news is reporting senior white house official said the signs are making some progress,e but
in a response to an offer made by the white house yesterday, we go to rich edson from washington, d.c. with the latest. rich, any response from the white house on this? >> still working on that. aids say in exchhnge of proposals taken place, some movement, but still major differences between the white house and speaker's office. fox news reports the speaker and president just spoke on the phone. white house folks s there's a sign of movement. a senior huse aide says the evite house reduc...
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back in washington, d.c., staffers at the white house and on the hill are still there to some extent, communicating with each other and talking with each other, trying to get a deal going. it seemed earlier this week, richard, as though president obama and john boehner were getting close to some sort of a deal, a deal that would have dealt with deficit reduction as well as tax reform, but that all fell apart and now there's a big question mark about how they move forward and the president himself acknowledging when he addressed the nation on friday that given the tight timeframe, hopes for a larger deal have all, but faded and he's calling on congress to work together to just get a deal that would have at the very least extend lower tax rates for those making $250,000 or less and also to extend unemployment insurance and to help lay the groundwork for deficit reduction in the future. right now the expectations have been lowered a great deal in terms of what is actually possible and you heard the president say that he is still optimistic that something can get done before the january 1
back in washington, d.c., staffers at the white house and on the hill are still there to some extent, communicating with each other and talking with each other, trying to get a deal going. it seemed earlier this week, richard, as though president obama and john boehner were getting close to some sort of a deal, a deal that would have dealt with deficit reduction as well as tax reform, but that all fell apart and now there's a big question mark about how they move forward and the president...
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temperatures could be near 70 in washington, d.c., up possibly to 68 in new york. it will be kind of rainy and wet in many areas of the country. the worst of it is over in the midwest. winter has finally arrived. >>> well now let's turn our attention to sports. i usually like to have a very good time with my buddy mike, but unfortunately we have to start with this story that marched the nfl landscape this weekend. this was the tragedy out at dallas. the linebacker jerry brown was killed in a car accident while riding with teammate josh brent early saturday morning. he was arrested after a field sobriety test and has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. mike, professional athletes have been told they get all the resources in the world to avoid these situations. how do you explain? >> well, the national football league has a real serious problem. apart from the concussion syndrome, it's going to cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in the future, you have a league where if you touch tom brady, you get a five-game suspension. if you batter your wife, your
temperatures could be near 70 in washington, d.c., up possibly to 68 in new york. it will be kind of rainy and wet in many areas of the country. the worst of it is over in the midwest. winter has finally arrived. >>> well now let's turn our attention to sports. i usually like to have a very good time with my buddy mike, but unfortunately we have to start with this story that marched the nfl landscape this weekend. this was the tragedy out at dallas. the linebacker jerry brown was...
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in a response to an offer made by the white house yesterday, we go to rich edson from washington, d.c. with the latest. rich, any response from the white house on this? >> still working on that. aids say in exchhnge of proposals taken place, some movement, but still major differences between the white house and speaker's office. fox news reports the speaker and president just spoke on the phone. white house folks say there's a sign of movement. a senior house aide says the white house reduced the demand for tax revenue increases from $1.6 trillion to $1.4 trillion, well short of the latest republican offer of $800 billion, though, there is another offer on the table from republicans that the details are unknown. boehner spokesman says we acceptability the white house a counteroffer to achieve reform to solve the crisis. we're still waiting for the white house to identify which spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the balanced approach. fox news is reporting senior white house officials say the sides are making progress, but some senior congressional republicans sa
in a response to an offer made by the white house yesterday, we go to rich edson from washington, d.c. with the latest. rich, any response from the white house on this? >> still working on that. aids say in exchhnge of proposals taken place, some movement, but still major differences between the white house and speaker's office. fox news reports the speaker and president just spoke on the phone. white house folks say there's a sign of movement. a senior house aide says the white house...
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he is upset with hollywood -- i mean with washington, d.c. and -- >> wait a minute, wait a minute. >> benghazi -- >> i was going on say -- >> aren't the republicans concerned there is too much government and conspiracies and i mean, that the game is rigged and the honest working man isn't getting a break? >> he is right to be upset about benghazi. >> it's all natural gas's fault. >> he is wrong about fracking. >> i don't know if he's wrong or right. >> and valerie, big oil to try to kill the fracking. >> isn't that politics? >> isn't that interesting? he says republicans and democrats want to get re-elected. he wants to sell movies. we lost some great people in 2012. we will pay our respects when we come back. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purche, everday! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great sinesse
he is upset with hollywood -- i mean with washington, d.c. and -- >> wait a minute, wait a minute. >> benghazi -- >> i was going on say -- >> aren't the republicans concerned there is too much government and conspiracies and i mean, that the game is rigged and the honest working man isn't getting a break? >> he is right to be upset about benghazi. >> it's all natural gas's fault. >> he is wrong about fracking. >> i don't know if he's wrong or...
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cbs reporter danielle nottingham is in washington, d.c. with the very latest on the negotiations and the looming deadline. >> reporter: michelle and brian, house speaker john boehner told his fellow republicans in the house that he still is trying to work out a deal with the white house. but he also said he is moving on the fallback plan. house speaker john boehner met with fellow republicans this morning to discuss president obama's "fiscal cliff" proposal. the speaker also began work on a so-called plan b to prevent a tax increase in case he doesn't reach a deal with the white house before january 1. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> reporter: the white house quickly rejected boehner's backup proposal. >> the so-called plan b that's been put out there achieves nothing. he would lose hundreds of buffalos dollars of revenue. >> reporter: the president initially insisted on letting tax cuts expire for households making $250,000 a or more. but the new white house counter proposal raises tha
cbs reporter danielle nottingham is in washington, d.c. with the very latest on the negotiations and the looming deadline. >> reporter: michelle and brian, house speaker john boehner told his fellow republicans in the house that he still is trying to work out a deal with the white house. but he also said he is moving on the fallback plan. house speaker john boehner met with fellow republicans this morning to discuss president obama's "fiscal cliff" proposal. the speaker also...
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i would not be surprised to see president obama heading back to washington, d.c. at the end of this week. thomas? >> set the sand on the soles as soon as you can. >> reporter: i will. >> merry christmas. thanks. >> reporter: you, too. >>> there are senators on both sides of the aisle saying that the best hope before the new year is a small and temporary deal that will at least buy americans some time. >> i think there's unfortunately only a small deal. i think we'll get past it but we have to get to the big deal. >> we can't let taxes go up on working people in this country. it is going to be a patch because in four days we can't solve everything. >> all right. let's dig in and talk more. joining me is lynn sweet and bob cusa cusack. lynn, i want to start with you. we hear kay bailey hutchison saying to see a patch or a stop gap deal. is there the possibility of a little bit of a band-aid for most americans before the fiscal cliff? >> i think absolutely. and i think also congress can buy a little more time if because, you know, what this deadline is congressional
i would not be surprised to see president obama heading back to washington, d.c. at the end of this week. thomas? >> set the sand on the soles as soon as you can. >> reporter: i will. >> merry christmas. thanks. >> reporter: you, too. >>> there are senators on both sides of the aisle saying that the best hope before the new year is a small and temporary deal that will at least buy americans some time. >> i think there's unfortunately only a small deal. i...
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all of this despite protests right outside of the nra's headquarters in washington, d.c. yesterday. but with democrats including nra-backed lawmakers promising to push for reasonable bans on certain weapons, within the new year, at least one republican is blaming democrats for playing politics. >> here we are a town which was controlled in the house by democrats in the senate by democrats and the white house by democrats for two years. and nothing took place for stricter gun control laws so for the partisans in our country to already start injecting politics in here, this saddens me further. >> president obama, meantime, made the first serious step toward new efforts to reduce gun violence meeting with members of the cabinet inside the white house just jed and led by vice president joe biden, beginning to look at a set of proposals that include reinstating that ban on assault rifles. joining me, john rosenthal, chairman of stop handgun violence founded in 1995. the son of former attorney general robert f. kennedy with us and contributor michael smerkonish. talk about the silence of
all of this despite protests right outside of the nra's headquarters in washington, d.c. yesterday. but with democrats including nra-backed lawmakers promising to push for reasonable bans on certain weapons, within the new year, at least one republican is blaming democrats for playing politics. >> here we are a town which was controlled in the house by democrats in the senate by democrats and the white house by democrats for two years. and nothing took place for stricter gun control laws...
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he is upset with hollywood -- i mean with washington, d.c. and -- >> wait a minute, wait a minute. >> benghazi -- >> i was going on say -- >> aren't the republicans concerned there is too much government and conspiracies and i mean, that the game is rigged and the honest working man isn't getting a break? >> he is right to be upset about benghazi. >> it's all natural gas's fault. >> he is wrong about fracking. >> i don't know if he's wrong or right. >> and valerie, big oil to try to kill the fracking. >> isn't that politics? >> isn't that interesting? he says republicans and democrats want to get re-elected. he wants to sell movies. we lost some great people in 2012. we will pay our respects when we come back. [ male announcer ] we all make bad decisions. like say, gas station sushi. cheap is good. and sushi, good. but cheap sushi, not so good. it's like that super-low rate on not enough car insurance. pretty sketchy. ♪ and then there are the good decisions. like esurance. their coverage counselor tool helps you choose the right coverage fo
he is upset with hollywood -- i mean with washington, d.c. and -- >> wait a minute, wait a minute. >> benghazi -- >> i was going on say -- >> aren't the republicans concerned there is too much government and conspiracies and i mean, that the game is rigged and the honest working man isn't getting a break? >> he is right to be upset about benghazi. >> it's all natural gas's fault. >> he is wrong about fracking. >> i don't know if he's wrong or...
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we'll be examining tonight what's happening inichigan and in washington, d.c. with the author of "shadow bosses: how government. employee unions control america and rob taxpayer blind." llory factor joins us. also tonight, egypt's president, muhammad morsi, ordering the egan military to arrest people in the street even as he claimed to have rescinded the ctatorial powers he assumed which have spurre violent demonstrations. and a new intelligence report concludes that america's time as the lone perpower is nearing an end. former director of national intelligence jo negro panty joins us to talk about our future as a superpower and the challenges that we'll surely face we begin tonight with one of the few scheduling misadventures of president obama'swire tenure in -- entire tenure in office. e president speaking to autoworkers outside detroit today, aday before governor snyder will sign michigan' newly-passed right-to-work law into effect. the presidenttanding firmly with the unio that worked hard to get him reelected. >> wha we shouldn't do, i st gotta say this,
we'll be examining tonight what's happening inichigan and in washington, d.c. with the author of "shadow bosses: how government. employee unions control america and rob taxpayer blind." llory factor joins us. also tonight, egypt's president, muhammad morsi, ordering the egan military to arrest people in the street even as he claimed to have rescinded the ctatorial powers he assumed which have spurre violent demonstrations. and a new intelligence report concludes that america's time as...
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this is a privilege to be here and i have never been here to washington, d.c., and it's my birthday. so this is pretty special and privilege to be here with you. merry christmas. ♪ ♪ a cathedral past tennessee river carolina rain all wide open road carried to home be a light in the dark for us all standing tall standing tall godly heavens angels above power -- rooted in love. protect the great land for us all be a light in the dark dark starts to fall standing tall standing tallstanding tall like the soldier who laid down their life so we all have the freedom we all have the right to believe in this dream for us all standing tall standing tall when we think of the soldier who laid down their life so we all have the freedom we all have the right to believe in this dream for us all standing tall standing tall standing tall ♪ thank you so much. merry christmas. [applause] >> wow! that was magnificent. ladies and gentlemen, it's now my privilege to introduce the speaker of the house, john boehner has served the people of the 8th district in ohio and in congress since 1990 and held
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it's amazing what soup can do. >>> they are not in the washington, d.c. the house of representatives is not here. if we go over the cliff, we'll be left with the knowledge that it could have been prevented with a single vote. >>> senate majority leader harry reid blasting the house and its leadership for staying on vacation as the nation teeters on the edge of the fiscal cliff. he went so far to accuse the leader to holding up votes. we're learning that harry reid will give a news conference at 1:00 p.m. eastern. we'll go live for you. >>> president obama is arriving right now in washington, d.c., coming back from hawaii, trading his tropical vacation for the hard reality of the fiscal cliff negotiations. the president called all four congressional leaders last night in an effort to reach a deal, but did that call fall on deaf ears? jared bernstein, former chief economist to vip biden, as well as a contributor. i want to start with the new statement from senator mitch mcconnell's office coming out says last night he called other lead serious. the leader i
it's amazing what soup can do. >>> they are not in the washington, d.c. the house of representatives is not here. if we go over the cliff, we'll be left with the knowledge that it could have been prevented with a single vote. >>> senate majority leader harry reid blasting the house and its leadership for staying on vacation as the nation teeters on the edge of the fiscal cliff. he went so far to accuse the leader to holding up votes. we're learning that harry reid will give a...
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in 1958 they travelled to washington, d.c. so they could get married. when they returned to virginia where interracial marriage was against the law, they were sentenced to a year in prison for getting married. when the judge in virginia sentenced them to prison he said "god created the races and placed them on separate continents. he did not intend for the races to mix." the lovings appealed that decision and won at the supreme court. but why did it take until 1967 for the supreme court to weigh in on interracial marriage? by 1954, the court had already ruled in cases involving race and discrimination. the most famous in brown v. board which the court held it was unconstitutional. so why wait until 1967 to hear the case about interracial marriage. here are all of the states that had laws on the books. banning interracial marriage. by 1967 only 16 states still had the laws on the books. in the decades between 1947 and 1967 the years the supreme court was staying mom on the issue, most states decided on their own. the court was following on their heels, f
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>> reporter: that's the most festive image we have seen come from washington, d.c., is the president with his cute dog outside the rose garden, but frankly, karen, the political paralysis still exists here right now. there were reports earlier today that you noted coming from the hill, scott brown among others saying the white house was sending up a new proposal. the white house says that's certainly not the case. there were reports the white house was inviting all four congressional leaders here to the white house for a private meeting tomorrow to try to push this thing through to avert the fiscal cliff. the white house says as of this moment there is no meeting scheduled for tomorrow. we sort of remained where we were when the president first arrived here. in the eyes of the white house it's in the hands of the republicans at the capital, up to mitch mcconnell not to filibuster a bill already there and up to john boehner to allow a vote in the house. >> peter, publicly obviously we're seeing a lot of back and fort between republicans and democrats, but privately what are you hearin
>> reporter: that's the most festive image we have seen come from washington, d.c., is the president with his cute dog outside the rose garden, but frankly, karen, the political paralysis still exists here right now. there were reports earlier today that you noted coming from the hill, scott brown among others saying the white house was sending up a new proposal. the white house says that's certainly not the case. there were reports the white house was inviting all four congressional...
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now he is not making sense and upset with washington, d.c., and obama -- >> wait, wait, wait. benghazi. just i was going to say -- >> juan: i was going to say aren't republicans is concern there is too much government and conspiracy and the game is ririgged and man isn't getting a break. >> eric: natural' fault. >> kimberly: but he is wrong about fracking. just i don't know if he is right or wrong. >> andrea: paying the salary, big oil? >> juan: isn't that politics? >> andrea: isn't that interesting. >> juan: i'm telling you. >> andrea: democrats want to get re-elected. he just wants to sell movies. coming up, we lost great people in 2012. "the five" will pay our respects to some of them when we come back. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back to "the five." general normon schwarzkopf passed away at his home after complications from few moania. he was known as norm inc. norman for the role of the commander led coalition of desert storm. 78 years old. he was called storming nowhereman but he kind of like being called bear, warm and snugly. good man. this brings us to talk about the people an
now he is not making sense and upset with washington, d.c., and obama -- >> wait, wait, wait. benghazi. just i was going to say -- >> juan: i was going to say aren't republicans is concern there is too much government and conspiracy and the game is ririgged and man isn't getting a break. >> eric: natural' fault. >> kimberly: but he is wrong about fracking. just i don't know if he is right or wrong. >> andrea: paying the salary, big oil? >> juan: isn't that...
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, d.c., we spoke with kaseen reid in atlanta, and michael bloomberg coming out and condemning the nra statement that came out on friday. what is the baby step towards a solution here? really, is there the political will to get things done? >> i used to work for chuck schumer and he will be active on this issue. the baby step is to start treating them like automobiles. let's require insurance before you can register and own them. then the market will determine risk. people with higher risk will not be able to get guns and they will not be able to afford guns. if we stop with that. we can move away from big be round ammunitions. you will get a hard time getting insurance for a weapon that can cause more damage. we could keep it away from the government. let the private sector regulate it on its own. >>. >> the nra proposal that was put out is not far-fetched. a lot of schools have resource officers that provide an extra level of security. but you have to understand that there's 100,000 public schools in the country. do the math. >> 5 billion. >> it's going to be in the billions of dolla
, d.c., we spoke with kaseen reid in atlanta, and michael bloomberg coming out and condemning the nra statement that came out on friday. what is the baby step towards a solution here? really, is there the political will to get things done? >> i used to work for chuck schumer and he will be active on this issue. the baby step is to start treating them like automobiles. let's require insurance before you can register and own them. then the market will determine risk. people with higher risk...
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he's cutting the vacation short to return to washington, d.c. hopefully to restart the negotiations over those job killing spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect in the new year. joining me now is congressman gregory meeks, democrat of new york and serves on the financial services committee. i told you if anything goes off or need to rush out of here because you have gotten a call back to d.c. you let me know. plirt coe reporting today, as of christmas day, they do not have the standard warning to come back to washington to resolve the so-called fiscal cliff. it's boehner and other gop leaders aren't going to herd 433 lawmakers back to town with nothing to do. when you hear that, and you know what's been going on and what's expected of you in the new year, what are your hopes for something small, maybe not as ambitious as a grand bargain but something small getting done before january 1st? >> i would like to see a grand deal. but we should do something. too many people hurt, folks i have gotten several calls from individuals. talking abo
he's cutting the vacation short to return to washington, d.c. hopefully to restart the negotiations over those job killing spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect in the new year. joining me now is congressman gregory meeks, democrat of new york and serves on the financial services committee. i told you if anything goes off or need to rush out of here because you have gotten a call back to d.c. you let me know. plirt coe reporting today, as of christmas day, they do not have the standard...
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. >> just down the road in washington, d.c., the standoff continues. house speaker john boehner says he's still waiting for president obama to make his next counteroffer to the republican plan he rejected. >> i'm going to need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. >> the president and boehner spoke on the phone wednesday, but republicans want more. >> we want to sit down with the president. we want to talk specifics. >> whether the talks happen on the phone or in person, here on capitol hill or at the white house, there will be no deal without a compromise on taxes, something that does not appear likely any time soon. >> an obsession to raise taxes is not going to solve the problem. >> treasury secretary timothy geithner said the white house is absolutely willing to go over the fiscal cliff if the gop doesn't agree to raise taxes on the top 2% of earners. while a handful of republicans appears willing to concede that point, the party's position seems unchangeable. >> speaker boehner took a position i think the
. >> just down the road in washington, d.c., the standoff continues. house speaker john boehner says he's still waiting for president obama to make his next counteroffer to the republican plan he rejected. >> i'm going to need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. >> the president and boehner spoke on the phone wednesday, but republicans want more. >> we want to sit down with the president. we want to talk specifics. >>...
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washington, d.c. doesn't have dots. but finally crime, crime with guns are exploding. >> juan: that is what i said earlier. i wish they had a map with bad guys with the guns. where do the bad guys get guns? states with less gun control laws. >> kimberly: put illegally on the street because they don't want to commit a crime with a weapon registered to them. the one guy registering the gun and committing a crime with your name. we can find out. >> kimberly: you have to do ballistic. >> juan: they can close the gun show loophole. >> greg: is there really one? i tried to find it. just if you don't have a license to sell gun but you are a collector of gun you can sell a gun to eric bolling, antigun control and he doesn't have to go through a background check. that is legal. >> greg: has there been major crimes committed by people who got guns that way? >> juan: i don't know. >> greg: me neither. i want to read this. a lot of celebrities have come out for gun control. jesse james hasn't, motorcycle moge with infamous love lif
washington, d.c. doesn't have dots. but finally crime, crime with guns are exploding. >> juan: that is what i said earlier. i wish they had a map with bad guys with the guns. where do the bad guys get guns? states with less gun control laws. >> kimberly: put illegally on the street because they don't want to commit a crime with a weapon registered to them. the one guy registering the gun and committing a crime with your name. we can find out. >> kimberly: you have to do...
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we continue, of course, to follow the developing news of washington d.c. not a grand bargain but sources telling nbc news that president obama is prepared to offer congressional leaders a smaller deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff behind closed doors at the white house. i want to bring in white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: i'm told pelosi and boehner left to come to the white house. in terms of the smaller deal, we have heard it would include a provision to extend the bush 'ra tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less and let them expire for those more than $250,000 and something that president obama has been calling for for a long time. it would also extend unemployment insurance benefits and stave off some of those deep spending cut that is are set to go in to effect and essentially mirrors what president obama outlined when he addressed the nation before leaving for the what ryan holiday. white house officials being very tight lipped of what specifically the president is going to do and will not confirm to put this smaller dea
we continue, of course, to follow the developing news of washington d.c. not a grand bargain but sources telling nbc news that president obama is prepared to offer congressional leaders a smaller deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff behind closed doors at the white house. i want to bring in white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: i'm told pelosi and boehner left to come to the white house. in terms of the smaller deal, we have heard it would include a provision to...